I’m taking a bet on Filip Kral. The vast majority of Toronto Maple Leafs fans, including myself, haven’t seen enough out of this 20-year-old Czech defenseman out of the WHL to know very much about his NHL potential and how he’ll match up against the myriad of defense prospects that currently fill the Toronto Marlies.
But for a fifth-round pick like Kral to get an Entry-Level Contract from the Maple Leafs, that should raise some eyebrows and give us a clue that the Leafs have some level of confidence in this prospect.
Looking first at his Elite Prospects page, Kral has played a lot of hockey in a lot of different settings.